TRENTON, N.J. –– The parties involved in the federal docket for talcum powder ovarian cancer claims have reached an agreement regarding the involvement of the Personal Care Products Council as a defendant in the matter, with the plaintiffs agreeing to a dismissal of the council from a number of pending suits.

In Case Management Order No. 10 filed on Feb. 22, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, the MDL Court explained that plaintiffs’ lead counsel has agreed to the dismissal of the Personal Care Products Council from the lawsuits that are the subject of the ...